Perspiration shield



Feb. 6, 1962 v M. L. R585. 3,019,443

' PERSPIRATION SHIELD Filed May 20, 1959 IN VENTOR Unite 3,019,443Patented Feb. 6, 1962 3,019,443 PERSPWATPION SHELD Marie Lewis Rose, 5Tudor City Place, Apt. 3-8, New York, N.Y. Filed May 20, 1959, Ser. No.814,648 1 Claim. (til. 2-55) My invention consists of a thin, flexible,transparent, moisture-proof, one-piece, single-part adhesive shieldwhich may be applied directly to the underarm, without the need forattachment to garments, and which will incorporate means of absorption,neutralization and reduction of perspiration, also perfume andemollient, and flesh-tints as desired, and leaving free adhesive areasthroughout the shield to hold the shield to the armpit.

Although shields of some similarity are known, they are mostly of thepad-type and such as to be rather bulky and conspicuous, especially foruse with sheer blouses and the like, and they also provide limitedadhesive area to hold them to the underarm.

One of the principal objects of my invention, therefore, is to provide aone-piece, single-part shield, as stated, having minimum bulk andvisibility, and maxi mum adhesive area.

Another object is to simplify the form and manufacture to keep the costlow so that it might allow one-time use.

Other objects are to provide in such a shield simple and direct means ofabsorption, neutralization and reduction of perspiration, also perfumeand emollient, and flesh-tints as desired, and leaving free adhesivearea throughout the shield to hold it to the armpit.

To accomplish my objectives I would use thin, flexible, transparent,elastic, moisture-proof material, such as plastic-film, probablypolyethylene type, preferably without gloss, and over the entire surfaceof one side of this material would be spread suitable type adhesive. Bymeans of this adhesive I would apply, in various ways, of which severalexamples are hereinafter set forth, powder-like substance prepared tocontain ingredients to provide for absorption, neutralization andreduction of perspiration, also emollient and perfume, and flesh-tintsas desired, and leaving free adhesive area throughout the shield to holdit to the armpit.

Formulas for the powder-like substance, to be used as outlined above,would be obtained from qualified suppliers, and my purpose is not tolist any specific formula but to remain free to keep up-to-date withimprovements along these lines as they may develop.

The powder-like substance would be applied in various ways to bringabout the different types of prepared plastic-film material from whichshields would be made and several species of which are explained hereinand pointed out in the accompanying drawing, in which the same referencecharacters have been used to designate the same parts throughout asfollows:

FIGURE 1, a plan view, illustrates the stippled type shield.

FIGURE 2, a plan view, illustrates the spotted type shield.

FIGURE 3, a plan view, illustrates the striped type shield.

The shield in FIGURE 1 shows one form made in accordance with myinvention, in which the plastic-film material foundation describedherein'is indicated by reference numeral 8, and the adhesive coatingfully covering one side of the plastic-film is indicated by referencenumeral 9, and applied by means of this adhesive is powder-likesubstance-stippling indicated by numeral 10, and leaving free adhesiveareas throughout the shield. The broken-lines indicated by referencenumeral 11 show the approximate fold-line when the shield is worn.

In FIGURE 2 is shown another form made in accordanee with my inventionshowing plastic-film foundation 8, and adhesive coating 9, andpowder-like substance-spotting indicated by reference numeral 12,leaving free adhesive area throughout the shield. Approximate foldlineis numeral 11.

Shown in FIGURE 3 is still another form made in accordance with myinvention, showing plastic-film foundation 8, and adhesive coating 9,and powder-like substance striping, crosswise on shield, indicated byreference numeral 13, and leaving free adhesive areas throughout theshield. Approximate fold-line numeral 11.

In the particular forms of my invention shown in the drawing, shieldsare made from plastic-film material prepared with an adhesive surface onone side, to which the powder-like substance is applied in certainareas, and leaving certain free areas of adhesive surface, as set forthherein, but I would have it understood that other forms of theseareas-combinations might be made in the preparation of plastic-filmmaterial for use in embodiment of my invention without departing fromthe spirit and scope thereof.

Preferably these shields would be approximately oval in shape, as shownin the drawing, and sized to cover the armpit.

Having described my improvement, what I wish to claim, as an article ofmanufacture, is as follows:

A self-adhering underarm perspiration shield, substantially as describedherein, comprising in combination: a sheet of thin, elastic, flexible,transparent and moistureproof plastic material formed in a generallyoval configuration and which may be folded upon a transverse fold-linebetween two approximately similar portions; an adhesive material coatedupon the entire surface of one side of said plastic-film material; aflesh-tinted, emollient and perfumed powder-like substance providingingredients for the absorption, neutralization and reduction ofperspiration; said powder-like substance being arranged in spaced areasupon the outer surface of said adhesive material and held thereto bymeans of the inherent adhesive properties of said adhesive material toprovide the entire outer surface of said one side of said plasticmaterial with said spaced areas of powder-like substance and adjacentareas of free adhesive; whereby said perspiration shield is adapted tobe placed upon the under arm portion of the body of a wearer and held tothe body of the wearer by means of said free adhesive areas.

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